edblysardThank you...swung by Alamo tamales, picked up 12 dozen beef and 4 dozen chicken hand made tamales, five bags of chips and salsa...and fresh avacados...gonna stay in for the night and enjoy.
Thank you...swung by Alamo tamales, picked up 12 dozen beef and 4 dozen chicken hand made tamales, five bags of chips and salsa...and fresh avacados...gonna stay in for the night and enjoy.
Ed, are sure sure you'll have room for your steak and baked potato? With all those tamales, should I make your steak a 'small' one?
For everyone, steaks, baked potatoes, pork chops, baked beans and potato salad and cole slaw are ready. (Potato salad and cole slaw are in the cooler, next to some mango desserts left from yesterday.)
You all enjoy lunch (and there's plenty left to fix, so we'll have some more for supper tonight). Be safe, and take care, whatever you do for the rest of this afternoon, and tonight!
Good morning of the last day in 2008 to all. We had a temperature in the low twenties this morning, and expect to get into the upper thirties. The sun is shining; one climatologist says we will have snow tomorrow, another one says not to expect any until Saturday. Take your pick. We also get lake effect snow, much more often than Quentin does. I like the powder; it does not clog the snowthrower when it is fresh.
Happy birthday Ed; oh, to be fifty again!
Mookie, when I was in college, I could sometimes hear the N&W whistles (almost two miles away) in town; I do not recall hearing the Southern's horns (less than a mile away). In Wesson, Miss., the main line of the Main Line of Mid-America was across the street in front of my house, and there were four passenger trains, three through freights and the Rockpile each way every day--with four public crossings in town. Seldom was I wakened either by the Creole (midnight) or the Southern Express (3:24 in the morning). When the City went down about ten at night, I would sometimes count the cars by the sound of the trucks going over the switch frogs (there was a trailing point crossover right in front of the house). In Reform, Ala., the GM&O was about two blocks from my house, but I seldom paid attention to its movements; the AT&N was just outside my backyard, and I often went down to ride the engine or help the crew as they did their work.
Off to church this evening (five o'clock New Year's Eve, with communion), then home for supper (bean and pasta stew) and our usual bedtime. Tomorrow and Friday, watch the games with Southeastern Conference teams (today, also).
Johnny
Happy Birthday Houston Ed - from the diner as well as your personal thread. If you like AARP applications, wait until they find out you are ready for Medicare! You will need a bigger mailbox!
Johnny - back in the 50's we didn't have air conditioning at the house and our now BNSF yard was a big hump yard. The boxcars would hit each other and the sound would rattle you - about 3.5 miles away. Our city sits in a bowl and doesn't/didn't have high buildings, so the sound carried quite well.
I posted a blurb on here several years ago that the turbo whine woke me out of a sound sleep. I have excellent hearing and can hear high pitch sounds pretty well. That was like a needle in my head! (atmospheric conditions and an open window)
Sunny but cold here in middle of country. Debating whether to go out or not. If so, will be home by 4 pm to escape the "night people".
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Night people? well never intended to be one but it pays the bills.Went to the store for mamma and sent letters to bill and his cousins.The maw was waiting at FC to put more cars in the siding.Csx must have had 1 more train to go by then they are on a holiday curfew.House is ready for G+G and matt is too.Cw thanks for supper and see everyone next year.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
cherokee woman edblysard Thank you...swung by Alamo tamales, picked up 12 dozen beef and 4 dozen chicken hand made tamales, five bags of chips and salsa...and fresh avacados...gonna stay in for the night and enjoy. Ed, are sure sure you'll have room for your steak and baked potato? With all those tamales, should I make your steak a 'small' one? For everyone, steaks, baked potatoes, pork chops, baked beans and potato salad and cole slaw are ready. (Potato salad and cole slaw are in the cooler, next to some mango desserts left from yesterday.) You all enjoy lunch (and there's plenty left to fix, so we'll have some more for supper tonight). Be safe, and take care, whatever you do for the rest of this afternoon, and tonight!
edblysard Thank you...swung by Alamo tamales, picked up 12 dozen beef and 4 dozen chicken hand made tamales, five bags of chips and salsa...and fresh avacados...gonna stay in for the night and enjoy.
CW.
The tamales are going in the freezer....seems Aimee has made arrangements with a few of our friends, we are heading out to Hickory Hollow in the Heights area, a very old and very good local steak house, known for its food and the musicians that stop by and play, like the Dixie Chicks, Travis Tripp, Sugarland and the like.
After dinner, we are headed over to their house to play cards, let the kids play video games, and ring in the New Year.
Now, I don't want anyone here to take this wrong, but...
The only place I want to read about any of you is right here on the forums, not in the newspapers....don't drink and drive tonight, and if you do drink, please have a designated driver...if you can't agree on a driver, agree on a cab ride...
All of you are important, not only to me, but each to the other, we all kinda go well together, like broke in boots, we fit just right.
You guys take care, please be safe, watch out for each other, and remember, friends don't let friends drive drunk.
23 17 46 11
Had to go out to the store just a little while ago; boy are the
"Crazies" (besides self) out already-very glad we'll be at home
watching TV, etc to celebrate the "NEW YEAR"!
Ed, A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to You!! Hope you have Many, Many More!!
(and yes, with the invites from AARP, etc., you probably WILL have to get
a Larger Mailbox! (unless you've bribed your mail carrier to "delete"
those messages before they get to your homestead!) )
And To All: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
And A Happy Birthday also to John Denver, had his life not tragically ended in 1997
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Well, the next round of steaks, potatoes, pork chops, etc., are on the warmer bar, just waiting for you all to come in and fix a big ole plate.
Ed, sounds like you're going to have a very safe and Happy Birthday tonight!! Have a great time, and enjoy your status of 'birthday guy' (I'll refrain from saying 'birthday boy).
AND, HAPPY NEW YEAR, TO ALL!!!!!!
All the best from the frozen North Ed!!
LC
Happy Birthday Ed:
While you are doing the Mexican thing with the food, Polo Loco would be a great way to get full with some wonderful flavors.
Enjoy your birthday it only comes around once a year, But you knew that I am sure.
PL
edblysard Now, I don't want anyone here to take this wrong, but... The only place I want to read about any of you is right here on the forums, not in the newspapers....don't drink and drive tonight, and if you do drink, please have a designated driver...if you can't agree on a driver, agree on a cab ride... All of you are important, not only to me, but each to the other, we all kinda go well together, like broke in boots, we fit just right. You guys take care, please be safe, watch out for each other, and remember, friends don't let friends drive drunk.
We were home from church by seven, and we did not see any irresponsible driving.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2009!!! And good Thursday morning, everyone. I did not stay up to watch the New Year come in: about 11:30, I had to go on to bed. Just couldn't keep my eyes open for another half hour. Woke up at 5 a.m.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot cider, and hot water for tea are ready.
Only one local channel had news this morning, and when that came on, it was 21 degrees here, out at the airport, where they take the official readings. I haven't looked at our outdoor thermometer.
For your breakfast this morning: bacon, eggs, toast, buttermilk pancakes w/plenty of maple syrup, bagels and bear claws.
I also have a beef roast in the Crock Pot w/potatoes, onion, mushrooms, carrots for lunch and supper.
Hope everyone had a good, safe New Year's Eve, and everyone have a good day today.
Good morning and Happy New Year to everybody. 24 degrees and clear in Carolina this Jan 1. Supposed to get up to 47 later. Thanks for breakfast and everybody stay safe and warm
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
As of 7a.m. I am another year older, having achieved 59 years by the grace of God. Funny thing, I still feel 58. I wish you all a happy and prosperous 2009.
...The new year is here.........and a bit cold. 19.9 degrees but the sun is shining brightly.
Happy New Year to all.
Quentin
Good morning, and Happy New Year to everyone out there! Currently, we have 22 degrees here in Sioux Falls, and I don't know if it will get much warmer than that. I did not stay up late last night to watch the new year arrive, I've been doing some major house cleaning here, and having spent the bulk of my time yesterday working with my kitchen, I was pretty well shot and ready for bed by 9:00. I have to work a 4.5 hour shift at Wendy's today, which I will not mind doing, I need the hours.
I know I'm a day late with this, but Happy Birthday to Ed Blysard! I hope your day was a good one.
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
baberuth73As of 7a.m. I am another year older, having achieved 59 years by the grace of God. Funny thing, I still feel 58. I wish you all a happy and prosperous 2009.
Ray
Happy New Year to everyone in the FWC!
I didn't go out last night, as I've been dealing with a mysterious ailment the past couple of weeks. I get tired easily and suffer a low-grade fever, and lately my wrists and ankles are swollen and sore. I visited my doctor yesterday, and she thinks I may have a systemic case of Strep or a viral arthritis. Blood tests are in process, but in the mean time she's put me on Amoxicillin and Ibuprofen. So far they seem to be helping.
Off to watch a certain football game (GO HAWKS! Apologies to the South Carolina fans here, but you're gonna lose...)
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
May it be a healthy one---!!!
'Spring' the wondercat just ran up the xmas tree, jumped from the tree and landed on the bookcase behind the tree---
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
And that is exactly why you bought the tree in the first place, so the cat can get to the top of
the bookshelf easier...
Glad to see folks moving around here.
I had nothing to do with it!
Sunny here this morning, but warm isn't in the weather report. Cleared all the registers in the weather station last night (We had 35.42" of rain last year, according to my rain gauge), and this morning the low temperature is showing as -7.7 degrees.
That said, a hearty Happy New Year to one and all! May your resolutions last longer than a day or two, and may you, and all around you, enjoy a healthy and prosperous year.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Happy birthday Babe Ruth.
GO GAMECOCKS, BEAT IOWA! I has spoken, nuff sed.
Here.
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
Happy New Year and Eighth Day of Christmas to you all.
Happy birthday, Babe Ruth. DId your parents get the prize for the New Year's Baby?
I, also, have a birthdate near Christmas--13 December (and I have known two other people born the same day and year). Better yet, I was born on Friday.
Larry, is that negative temperature Fahrenheit or Celsius?
Grampaw, I never did like Steve Spurrier when he was coaching the Gators, and I do not like him any better now, but he is coaching a SE Conference team, so, "GoGamecocks!"
Time to get upstairs and watch the game.
Happy Birthday, Baberuth73! , and Happy Belated Birthday, Johnny! ]bday]
Wish I had known about the birthdays, I'd have had a cake ready (went back to bed this morning, and woke up just before 11). Maybe I can get one going, and have it baked, iced and decorated in time for supper tonight.
Roast, taters, carrots, etc. are on the warmer bar, along with green beans, broccoli, corn, and homemade/baked buttermilk biscuits.
Dessert for lunch will be Jell-O: red w/sliced oranges in the Jell-O, and green Jell-O w/mixed fruit in it.
Everyone have a great afternoon, and take care.
cherokee woman Happy Birthday, Baberuth73! , and Happy Belated Birthday, Johnny! ]bday] Wish I had known about the birthdays, I'd have had a cake ready (went back to bed this morning, and woke up just before 11). Maybe I can get one going, and have it baked, iced and decorated in time for supper tonight. Roast, taters, carrots, etc. are on the warmer bar, along with green beans, broccoli, corn, and homemade/baked buttermilk biscuits. Dessert for lunch will be Jell-O: red w/sliced oranges in the Jell-O, and green Jell-O w/mixed fruit in it. Everyone have a great afternoon, and take care.
I'm bringing along all sorts of Hershey chocolates, kisses, bars, Reeses, etc from my recent trip past Hershey, PA.. Gotta give most of it away. Can't afford the pounds. Snow is back here after the recent melt off. Back into the single digits. About 8" of new yesterday. The young ones are agitating to hit the slopes soon. Here comes winter...
DeggestyI, also, have a birthdate near Christmas--13 December (and I have known two other people born the same day and year). Better yet, I was born on Friday.
Johnny........can add a bit of trivia to your birth date of Dec 13th: Ours: 50th wed. anniv.
Crash & Burn on track 7....Mookie Express has a flat tire today. Like Ray - couldn't stay awake last nite, so out at 10 pm. Quiet neighbors got a little noisy around 11, fireworks at midnite, and parts of body sleeping soundly when brain was awake, so had to get up. Not a lot of sleep last nite.
Uh - Iowa seems to be winning - so Brian gets the congrats. Driver says we can watch Spurrier on sidelines making faces. I don't think anyone in Nebraska is a big Spurrier fan.
Clemson looks pretty good against Nebraska right now. But we are known for our comebacks (I hope)
Off to hammock - I need a good nap - or even a bad one.
DeggestyLarry, is that negative temperature Fahrenheit or Celsius?
Fahrenheit. That's -22C.....
Well, the Gamecocks showed that were not as game as believed today. So far, the SE Conference is three for four. The team that has surprised me this year is Vanderbilt; for several years I was wondering why they bothered to put men on the field--and now they made it to a minor bowl and won (even though their touchdown was a fluke).
Actually, I am not surprised. South Carolina has a history of making it to bowl games and then blowing it. Ref Steve Spurrier, I never have like him and still don't. Today didn't change my view.
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